Two in Delaware die of apparent drug overdoses

DELAWARE, Ohio - Two men died of apparent drug overdoses yesterday morning. Police say they think the deaths are linked.

Laura Arenschield, The Columbus Dispatch

DELAWARE, Ohio ó Two men died of apparent drug overdoses yesterday morning.

Police say they think the deaths are linked.

Police found Shane S. Kraus, 30, in a vehicle parked near 52 Bernard Ave. in Delaware about 1:14 a.m. At 7:13 a.m., police got another call, this time to 56 Bernard Ave. There they found Virgil C. Mitchell III, 37, dead in an apartment. Home addresses for the two men were not available yesterday.

Capt. Adam Moore of the Delaware police said the Delaware County coronerís office will perform toxicology tests on both men.

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